Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-26
News Notes.

"a Eastern friends.
News Notes.
Tn our court columns will be found
the list of grand Jurors.
Col. R. M. Barham yesterday resigned
his position as deputy Sheriff.
The famous "Japs" arrived yesterday
by the IL 40 A. M. train from San F ran
cisco.
DEPUTY Sheriff Benedict started nor tn
Yesterday with Margaret Matthies, an
insane.
The libel suit of Charles Gassen VS. Z.
the Times-M Mirror Company is set for
Monday.
The sales of real estate yesterda
placed on record amounted to S349, 80 4,
number of tran sfers 73.
i, The Examiner balloon ascension to-
day, at the Sixth street Park, is some
thing that no one should miss.
Judge Ross will return on Monday
and the United States Circuit Court will
meet at 10 o'clock Of that day.
Dan Lewis, Negro of Pasadena, was
arrested yesterday by Deputy Constable
Fred. Smith on charge of embezzing
$32.
Mrs. Catchings' concert advertised to
take place at Trinity M. E. Church has
been changed to the Congregational
Church.
F.P. Kelly will deliver Fourth OF
July oration at the Cahuenga, and Ed
mund Edwards will read the Declaration
of Independence.
The annual reunion of the Los Ange-
les High Scheol Alumni, will take place
on next Thursday evening at Armory
Hall.
The petition of E. G. Tice for the
adoption of Antonio Teresa de Grazie
was granted yesterday by Judge OMel'
veny.
At an early hour last morning, the
Eintracht saloon on Spring street was
entered by sneak thieves and S26 st olen
out of the till.
The battery case in Judge Taney's
court of the People VS.. Gresovich, is A.
B. Gresovich and not j. Gresovich, the
Main street merchant.
E. I. McGinnis will present to the
winning club of the series of games to
be played by the San Luis and Los An
geles boys, pair of solid silver vases.
The store of Frankel Brothers, al
Downey, was burglarized on Friday
night, and $500 in goods was carried off.
No trace OF the burglars has been
obtained.
The reservoir at St. James is in course
of construction. The pipes to the town
will be laid at once, and a good hotel
will be erected at an early day. The
plans are being prepared.
The sentence of VIM. Ritchie, con-
vieted of obtaining money by false pre-
lenses by means of a gold brick, was
continued until tomorrow at 10 o'clock
by Judge Cheney yesterday.
A. H. Green, who hired a horse from
the McComas Stables and sold him to
parties here in town, was exami ned be-
fore Justice Taney yesterday, a nd held
to answer iu the sum OF 81, 200.
It was reported yesterday that an old
man who had been an inmate of the
county hospital for some days had gone
insane. II not better by Monday he
will be tried by commission OF lunacy.
The sentence of Msssrs. Thornton and
Stephens was continued yesterday by
Judge O'Melveny until July 9th, in
order to give defendants an oppor tunity
to prepare for motion for new trial.
Mr.. James Campbell, President of the
Port Ballona Improvement Company,
goes to San Francisco tom orr ow to
superintend the testing of the great
dredger to be used in the scooping out Of
the new harbor.
The case of officer Gilbert, ch arged on
complaint of Camille Pelligruie with
neglect Of duty, was continued yester.
day until Monday, when the charge vii
be dismissed, the prosecu ting witness
paying the costs.
Rev. DR.. Screiber will lecture, on in
vitatlon, before the LOS Angeles Lib
eral Union" in Odd Fellows Hall at
o'clock this evening. Subject: Baruch
SpinoEa, the father of modern philos-
ophy- Admission free.
't 1t is a we'll settled fact that the Santa
Fe people will soon build cut off oil
straight line from Arcadia to Los An.
geles for their through ira ins, and use
the present line for local traffic. Dis
tanoe will be saved, and heavy grades
avoided by this ch ange.
Prof. Van Tassell yesterday spread
the immense Examiner balloon out upor
the floor of old Turnverein Hall and
gave it a thorough overhauling and oil
ing. 1t will be in good trim for the
ascension, which takes place at ocl lock
to-day from the Sixth street park.
d.. The Los Angeles Cold Storage and
Pork Packing Company held its annual
meeting yesterday and elected the fol-
lowing officers: M. Dodsworth, Presi.
dent; j. F. Weston, Vice President; 4.
G. Wheeler, General Manager; R. S.
Van Doren, Secretary; University Bank,
Treasurer.
United States Marshal d. R. Risley
yesterday appointed Mr.. Henry Dodge
Bequette as deputy. in place of Mr.. E.
A. Preuss. resigned. Mr.. Bequette is a
thorough Democrat and competent
man. His appointment will give gener-
al satisfaction to the Democracy and to
the business people of Los Angeles.
J. DeBarth Shorb, Esq, has COM
menced extensive improvement is on his
already beautiful residence San Marino